awake

transitive verb

awoke′ or awaked′, awaked′ or awok′en, awak′ing

to rouse from sleep; wake

to rouse from inactivity; stir up

to call forth (memories, fear, etc.)

to make aware: with to

Origin of awake

a merging of two words: Middle English awaken from Old English awacan (on-, out + wacan, to arise, awake) and Middle English awakien from Old English awacian (on-, out + wacian, to be awake, watch): see wake

awake

To rouse from sleep; waken: “It was almost dark when the sound of crickets awoke her” ( Jonathan Safran Foer )

To make aware of: The report awoke him to the possibilities of a compromise.

To stir up (memories, for example).

verb

intransitive

To wake up.

To become alert.

To become aware or cognizant: “Web publishers have awaked to the idea that they need to offer not only material appealing to children, but a little supervision as well” ( Laurie J. Flynn ) See Usage Note at wake1.